On Christmas day (December 25, 2025), President Donald Trump announced he ordered the U.S. Military to launch deadly airstrikes on ISIS “terrorist scum” in Nigeria following reports of Christians being persecuted.
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Nearly a month ago, the Trump administration rolled out a new visa-restriction policy. The move was in response to a wave of brutal anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria. The restriction policy targeted those accused of orchestrating religious violence against Christians in the West African country and around the world. On November 1, Trump wrote:
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities. I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
While taking to Truth Social on Christmas afternoon, President Donald Trump wrote about the airstrikes ordered on Nigeria, stating:
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries! I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was.
The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues. – DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”
Following President Trump’s Christmas Day post, the Department of War account on X shared footage of munitions being launched in Christmas night strikes. Additionally, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed the attacks in a post on X. On Thursday evening, the group wrote:
“At the direction of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, and in coordination with Nigerian authorities, U.S. Africa Command conducted strikes against ISIS terrorists in Nigeria on Dec. 25, 2025, in Sokoto State.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also spoke oout on X and said:
“The President was clear last month: the killing of innocent Christians in Nigeria (and elsewhere) must end. The @DeptofWar is always ready, so ISIS found out tonight — on Christmas. More to come… Grateful for Nigerian government support & cooperation Merry Christmas!”
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